Thudam

THW

vigorous

Alternate Names: “Thudam Bhote” (pej.)

Dialects: None known. Similar to Walungge , in Nepal and to the varieties spoken in the villages of Kudo and Sar in Tibet (von Furer-Haimendorf 1975).

Status Notes: Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Thudam.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Western Tibeto-Burman
Bodish
Central Bodish
Unclassified

Demographics: 1,800 (2000).

Language Use: Some older people also speak Lhomi [lhm]. Also use Nepali [npi].

Typology: SOV; postpositions; content q-word in situ; clause constituents indicated by case-marking; ergativity; no passives or voice; tonal.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Nepal

Other Comments: Culturally akin to the Walungs. Buddhist, Christian.